New York City Public School Kids Sing "Man in the Mirror"

About a year ago, I posted about these awesome elementary school kids when they got attention for their rendition of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida." If you've never seen it (or any of their covers), then check out that post or more of their videos here.

Anyway, to honor the 1-year(!) anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, the PS22 Chorus did a short, moving version of "Man in the Mirror" for their graduation. Enjoy:



They even got the attention of the CBS Early show. Here they are doing a chilling rendition of "Ben.":



PS - Watch this short (& cute) TV Guide feature on the kids and their teacher here.

"All You Need is Love" by 156 countries - Video

This is one of those rare songs I've heard a thousand times but will never tire of. The message, the melody...sublime.

Anyway, I came across this cool and creative video recently that covers the song nicely. Here are the details:

On December 7th, 2009 at 1:30 pm GMT Starbucks invited musicians from all over the world to sing together at the same time to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa. In that one breathtaking moment, musicians from 156 countries played "All You Need is Love" together. Watch now, as musicians from all around the world come together and share a song.

Enjoy:



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Soldiers Coming Home - Compilation Video

It was a video like this that led me to start this blog a year and a half ago. Some truly emotional wonderful moments caught on film:



I don't talk about it much, but I was in the Army for three years after high school, stationed in Germany for my entire time. I didn't see my family for a year and a half, with seven months of that time in Bosnia. I'll never forget the the day we came back from Bosnia, fresh off our trucks standing in a gymnasium getting welcomed back by some Colonel. In the bleachers in front of us were all the soldier's wives & children, practically bouncing with joy and excitement. Even though I was single and childless at the time, I'll never forget those faces just glowing with absolute love.

I'll also never forget what it's like to embrace your family after not seeing them for 18 months!

Oh and that dog in the second clip going crazy for its owner is pretty awesome too.

Blind Man Ignores Naysayers & Becomes a Doctor

As soon as I saw the byline for this local story, I knew it was meant for me - "UW's Tim Cordes ignored the naysayers to become one of the few sightless doctors in the country."

Ignored the naysayers indeed. Cordes has led one heck of an inspiring life - on top of his achievements in the medical field and his tenacious drive, buried in the article is a mention of black belts in jujitsu and tae kwon do! Unbelievable.

Check it out:

> Read Cordes' full story at the Capital Times

Now I'm sorry I didn't know about his speech at the Madison Civics Club.

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"I Am" - Video Social Experiment

Poetry. Randomness. Makes me miss Chicago. Beautiful people inside and out.

Here is the background:

I Am is not only a film but a social experiment that took strangers in Philadelphia and asked them to finish this sentence. "I am ___."

Enjoy:

I Am from Steven Nicholas Smith on Vimeo.

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* Thanks to Gimundo for the tip on this video.